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Editor, Senior Moderator
Healthcare (Basel)
. 2020 Jul 3;8(3):E195.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030195.
Strategies for the Prevention of the Intra-Hospital Transmission of COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Min Cheol Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jian Hur[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Donghwi Park[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. We aimed to review the strategies used by our university hospital in Daegu (South Korea) to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 within our institution. We also investigated the actual situation at our hospital against the recommended guidelines. We conducted a survey among patients and staff in our hospital. Additionally, patients' electronic medical records were reviewed along with closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings. Various strategies and guidelines developed by our hospital have been implemented. A total of 303 hospital staff and patients had exposure to 29 confirmed COVID-19 patients. Of them, three tested positive for COVID-19 without further transmission. The intra-hospital infection of the disease occurred when the recommended strategies and guidelines such as wearing a mask and isolating for 2 weeks were not followed. In conclusion, the implementation of robust guidelines for preventing the intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19 is essential.
Keywords: COVID-19; hospital infection; isolation; mask; secondary infection.
. 2020 Jul 3;8(3):E195.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030195.
Strategies for the Prevention of the Intra-Hospital Transmission of COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Min Cheol Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jian Hur[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Donghwi Park[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32635290
- DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8030195
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. We aimed to review the strategies used by our university hospital in Daegu (South Korea) to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 within our institution. We also investigated the actual situation at our hospital against the recommended guidelines. We conducted a survey among patients and staff in our hospital. Additionally, patients' electronic medical records were reviewed along with closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings. Various strategies and guidelines developed by our hospital have been implemented. A total of 303 hospital staff and patients had exposure to 29 confirmed COVID-19 patients. Of them, three tested positive for COVID-19 without further transmission. The intra-hospital infection of the disease occurred when the recommended strategies and guidelines such as wearing a mask and isolating for 2 weeks were not followed. In conclusion, the implementation of robust guidelines for preventing the intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19 is essential.
Keywords: COVID-19; hospital infection; isolation; mask; secondary infection.